Hearing loss decisions — 2018

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a head injury as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for tinnitus. Bilateral hearing loss was not found to be related to military noise exposure, while tinnitus is presumed to have started during service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for any higher rating based on audiometric testing results.

The Veteran's claim for hearing loss is denied, but his claim for tinnitus is granted and found to have begun during active service.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including those for headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, general arthralgia, a low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo and dizziness, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The issues are being remanded due to the need for new evidence or further review.

The Veteran's appeals for extraschedular disability ratings for service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as TDIU, have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, low back disability, bilateral knee disability, and right ankle disability. The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection.,Service connection was not established for the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or a link between the condition and service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are granted service connection, but his right ear hearing loss is denied.

The Board has granted the reopening of the Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease, but denied all other claims due to lack of evidence supporting exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the Board finding that the preponderance of the evidence supports a nexus between in-service noise exposure and the current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the other issues related to left foot disability, chronic dizziness, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis. The Veteran's claim of a 30 percent rating for migraines is granted, but the issue of service connection for internal or external hemorrhoids is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is related to his in-service noise exposure during military service.

The Board has granted service connection for fibromyalgia, but dismissed the claims of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right ear hearing loss, and PTSD.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure, leading to a grant of service connection for both conditions.

Your claims for service connection are being remanded to allow the VA to obtain any outstanding treatment records and then review your cases again.

The Veteran's claims for compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction have been denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation criteria.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because he does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss as defined by VA standards.